As of Thursday 19 March, the Barossa Visitor Centre has reduced its face-to-face tourism services by providing those services through the 'barn' window where social distancing can be controlled and hygiene practices will be in place. Online and phone services are being ramped up and staff will continue to service visitors, work on projects, develop new ideas, products and plan for recovery.
Many tourism related businesses are already suffering as a result of Covid-19. With the announcement of further restrictions and measures by government be reassured that The Barossa Council will continue its longstanding investment in the tourism sector and will continue to promote tourism in the region using our resources in a variety of different ways with increased focus on online and support services as face-to-face services become more challenging, but will continue through a managed approach to maintain a safe environment.
Council's Tourism Services team will be working closely alongside Tourism Barossa and Barossa Grape and Wine Association during this difficult time as well as during planning for recovery.
Useful Resources
Update on Coronavirus measures from the Australian Government
The focus for the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments is the health and wellbeing of Australians and their livelihoods, ensuring that Australia is positioned to emerge strong and resilient from this global pandemic crisis. Leaders met for the second National Cabinet meeting and agreed to further actions to protect the Australian community from the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Please review full measures here.
Health
The Department of Health is managing the COVID-19 outbreak in Australia as a health emergency. They will update this page every day with the current situation, latest case numbers and related information. Incidents of Covid-19 will occur in our Barossa businesses and community and it is vital that we understand how to respond. Please also keep informed and monitor SA Health's coronavirus advice and updates, available from the SA Health website.
Tourism Australia
Please refer to the latest version of Tourism Australia's Essentials here. We strongly recommend that all Tourism Operators subscribe to this newsletter.
South Australian Corporate website
There is an excellent amount of information regarding Covid-19 on this link, please take 10 minutes to read this information, so that you are accurately informed regarding travel restrictions, financial support available, advice for staff, etc.
TicSA
Excellent information on Government grants and financial support for industry here
Barossa Grape & Wine Association:
Have aggregated a number of websites providing useful information for businesses here.
